It's not easy being Busy! Ms Philipps looks somber in LA... after revealing a stranger told her in a drug store she was once 'plump'

The 38-year-old Vice Principals star appeared to be in a somber mood and it's easy to understand why.

The day before the pinup revealed on her Instagram Stories that a stranger came up to her in a drug store recently to tell her she lost her 'plumpness.' While some people may find this a compliment, Busy was not too happy as she never thought she was plump in the first place.

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Out and about: Busy Philipps, 38, was snapped grabbing Starbucks after a workout on Saturday in LA

On Friday, Philipps said a stranger told her that she'd noticed that she'd shed some pounds since her stint on Cougar Town.

'She was so sweet and had such a calming manner and in the loveliest way, she said, "You’ve lost some of your plumpness from Cougar Town. You look nice still, but you’ve lost some of your plumpness,"' said Busy, who has two children: daughters Birdie Leigh, nine, and Cricket Pearl, four.

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Philipps said that while the remark was meant as 'a compliment,' and the lady 'was very sweet when she said it,' she found the words the lady used to be 'an interesting choice' in light of her own body image at the time.

'I don’t think I was plump' on the ABC/TBS comedy, in which she played Laurie Keller, the veteran actress said.

On the move: The Vice Principals star checked her phone as she clutched onto a beverage

Offended: Busy Phillips said that a stranger on Friday remarked to her that she had lost the 'plumpness' she showed during her Cougar Town stint

Philipps said she found it challenging to keep a happy face on for her fan after hearing the remark, saying that 'there’s no way to really handle it in the moment without coming off' poorly.

'So you just have to say, "Oh, I’m glad you liked the show" and moved on,' she said.

Phillips, who's been using the Whole30 program in her diet, admitted that the remark stuck in her craw, noting that in 2013, she returned to film the show about five weeks after delivering Cricket, adding, 'This is how my brain works ...

Catch 22: Not wanting to offend a fan, Busy said that 'there’s no way to really handle it in the moment without coming off' poorly

Open book: Busy has shared her experiences online as she's using the Whole30 program for her diet

'I’m going to be thinking about this for the next … whatever.'

The Dawson's Creek alum said that women in the limelight 'always' have to deal with people who feel they're entitled to make remarks about their figures.

Difficult: Busy said that it's common for strangers to walk up to her and chat about her figure

Good advice: Busy said that people should be conscientious in general about talking about the sensitive topic of someone's weight

Throwback: Busy appeared on all 102 episodes of Cougar Town from 2009-2015

'All the f****** time,' Philipps said. 'The amount of people in my long 20-year career in this industry who’ve come up to me in grocery stores and Bed Bath and Beyonds to talk with people about my weight ...'

Philipps said that while 'there are ways' to compliment people on their figures with tact, as a general rule, silence should be golden.

'Anyway, I just think it’s a good thing to err on the side of "Let’s not talk to people about their bodies unless they bring it up first and they want to talk about their bodies."'